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'''Vasantasena''' is a fictional character and the protagonist of the iconic Sanskrit play [[Mṛcchakatika|Mṛichchhakatika]] (The Little Clay Cart) written by [[Śūdraka]].<ref>((Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_wZ0-AAAAcAAJ|title=The Mrichchakati; Or, The Toy Cart: A Drama|date=1826-01-01|publisher=V. Holcroft, Asiatic Press|language=en))</ref> 

''Mricchakatika'' was translated in 1826 as ''The Toy Cart'' by [[Horace Hayman Wilson]], a surgeon in the East India Company. In 1847, the text was translated by the German scholar [[Adolf Friedrich Stenzler|A.F Stenzler]], and published in Bonn. <ref>((Cite web |title=Sudraka ((!)) The Online Books Page |url=https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Sudraka |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu))</ref>

The play was subsequently adapted and performed widely across Europe.<ref>((Cite web |last=Lab |first=The Heritage |date=2023-05-07 |title=Vasantasena on stage : the timeless Sanskrit drama, 'Mricchakatika' (The Little Clay Cart) |url=https://www.theheritagelab.in/mricchakatika-vasantasena-sanskrit-drama/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=The Heritage Lab |language=en-GB))</ref> Many of the adaptions were titled 'Vasantasena' after the main character.  

== Characters in the Play ==
The main characters in the play include:  

'''Chārudatta''' : a wealthy noble-man who loses all his wealth due to his philanthropic and altruistic nature and is seriously impoverished.  

'''Vasantasena''' : a wealthy courtesan who lives a life of utmost luxury but falls in love with Chārudatta for his extremely noble nature.  

'''Madanika''' : Vasantasena's attendant   

'''Sansthanaka''' : the evil brother-in-law of the King Palaka; Sansthanaka fancies Vasantasena.  

'''Aryaka''' :  prophesied to become the King<ref>((Cite book |last=Sudraka |first=Rajah of Magadha |url=http://archive.org/details/littleclaycartmr00sudruoft |title=The little clay cart (Mrcchakatika) a Hindu drama, attributed to King Shudraka; translated from the original Sanskrit and Prakrits into English prose and verse |last2=Ryder |first2=Arthur W. (Arthur William) |date=1905 |publisher=Cambridge Harvard University |others=Robarts - University of Toronto))</ref> <gallery>
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== Art and Media ==
[[File:Nationalmuseum Neu-Delhi 2017-12-27v.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Sculpture of Vasantasena kept in National Museum, Delhi]]
Different works in the domain of arts and media have been produced at different points of time in history because the legend has been popular since times immemorial. Recognisable works have been listed down as follows:[[File:Raja Ravi Varma, Vasanthasena (Oleographic print).jpg|alt=The Indian painter Raja Ravi Verma made an oleographic print of Vasantasena depicting her the way she has been described in the play Mṛcchakaṭika. She is portrayed as a rich, beautiful and fine lady.|right|thumb|200px|An oleographic print by Raja Ravi Varma depicting Vasantasena, the protagonist of the play [[Mṛcchakatika]]]]
* '''Painting by [[Abanindranath Tagore]] (early 1920's) / Public Domain'''
* '''Sculpture from [[Kushan Empire|Kushana]] period''': A mottled red sandstone sculpture belonging to the 2nd century A.D., which depicts a Scene of a Courtesan's House. It is kept in the [[National Museum, New Delhi|National Museum, Delhi]].
* '''Oleograph by Raja Ravi Varma:''' The 19th-century Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma produced an [[oleograph]] depicting Vasantasena.
* '''Movies:''' 
*** Vasantsena, a movie by [[Dadasaheb Phalke]] made in 1929
*** [[Vasantsena (1941 film)|''Vasantha Sena'']], a Kannada movie by Ramayyar Shirur made in 1941
*** [[Vasantsena (1942 film)|''Vasantha Sena'']], a Bollywood movie by [[Gajanan Jagirdar]] in 1942
*** [[Vasantha Sena (1967 film)|''Vasantha Sena'']], a Tollywood movie by [[B. S. Ranga]] in 1967

[[Utsav]] is a 1984 [[Hindi]] [[erotic film|erotic]] [[drama film]], produced by [[Shashi Kapoor]] and directed by [[Girish Karnad]] and is based on this play.<ref>((cite tweet|number=1192764152235708418|user=NFAIOfficial|title=A lobby card for Girish Karnad’s #Utsav (1984), featuring #FaceOfTheWeek #ShankarNag. The film was based on popular…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=8 November 2019))</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Fictional Indian people in literature]]
[[Category:Female characters in literature]]
[[Category:Indian courtesans]]
[[Category:Indian plays]]

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